Anointing: examples

Anointing in a 4th instar nymph of Macropsis sp. The nymph is wallowing in a droplet of the secretory fluid released onto the plant. The fluid contains alternative, non-brochosomal Malpighian tubule products. This type of immature anointing, "bathing", is displayed by nymphs of several leafhopper subfamilies, as well as by the treehopper nymphs. It is distinct from a smearing-like anointing performed by other leafhopper nymphs.

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